The cost of cheap WordPress website hosting

With website hosting, you really get what you pay for. The cheaper hosts nickel and dime you for everything. On a budget host, you have to pay for backups, SSL certificates (to run your website on HTTPS), and security monitoring. Those costs add up.

At Braizen, we work with lots of entrepreneurs and small business owners. We know you have a lot going on. When you opt for cheap website hosting, you’ll have more shit to keep track of. You’ll have one bill for your hosting, one for your backup service, one for your SSL certificate, and maybe even bills from your web developer to set it all up.

💰Time is money

On cheap hosts, you have to pay for the SSL certificate … and it’s not easy to install it. You’ll need to hire a web developer to install it for you.

Compare that to managed WordPress hosts like Flywheel and WPEngine. They make it easy to enable HTTPS on your website. In a few clicks, you can install the SSL certificate and set your website to run using HTTPS.

Poor backups

A good backup service makes it easy for you to revert to an earlier version of your website. On cheap hosts, they’ll charge you a fee to do this, or just give you the files. If they just give you the files, you’ll need a web developer to help you.

Slow website speeds and downtime

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